Courthouse News notes: A Jane Doe sued European Spa Massage and the Sacramento News & Review, claiming they used her photo without permission in an Adult Section ad for the spa, which she believes is a front for prostitution. She says she never even worked for the spa. A copy of the complaint can be…
Category: Court
Opinion: “Defamation and False Privacy”
Hugh Tomlinson QC writes: It is now well established in English law that a claim for misuse of private information can be brought in relation to information which purports to be private information about the claimant, whether or not the information is true. French privacy law has long recognised the actionability of such publications – for…
Evolution of Privacy Breach Litigation?
Sasha Romanosky writes: In addition to empirical work on data breaches and breach disclosure laws, I’ve also become very interested in data breach litigation. While plaintiffs have seen very little success with legal actions brought against companies that suffer data breaches, I still believe there is some very interesting empirical work that can be done…
False Facebook Profile – French court awards damages
A French Court has awarded €1,500 privacy damages against a person who created a false Facebook profile of a French actor and comedian. On 24 November 2010, the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris gave judgment in the case of Omar S v Alexandre P. The applicant was Omar Sy a well known television actor and comedian….